As a professional historian, she was the author of numerous articles and several books, and she served on the editorial board of The Journal of American History.
[6] Oberlin's first female president, she oversaw the construction of new buildings, the increased selectiveness of the student body, and helped grow the endowment with the then-largest capital campaign in the college's history.
[6] On September 11, 2006, after serving as President of Oberlin College for 12 years, Dye announced her resignation effective June 30, 2007.
Official reasons for the burial of the report are because of poor methodologies, although many suspect that it was due to a largely negative review.
[8] In honor of her commitment to internationalism, the board of trustees announced the Nancy S. Dye chair for Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at Oberlin at commencement in May 2007.